The High Wall

The High Wall is a 1964 Czech drama directed by Karel Kachyňa from a screenplay by Jan Procházka. The film was awarded Silver Sail at Locarno Film Festival in 1964.

Plot

13-year-old girl Jitka wanders around Prague. She discovers a hospital garden behind high wall, where a young man on the wheelchair is recovering from his injuries.

Cast

Radka Dulíková as Jitka
Vít Olmer as Young man in a wheelchair
Helena Kružíková as Jitka's mother
Václav Lohniský as Janitor
Ivana Bílková as Nurse
Josef Koza as Hospital attendant
Andrea Čunderlíková as Girl